Virginia Tech says Florida school helped them heal in 2007

By Associated Press&nbsp|&nbsp

Posted: Fri 6:38 PM, Feb 16, 2018&nbsp|&nbsp

Updated: Fri 6:41 PM, Feb 16, 2018

BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — The president of Virginia Tech says the Florida high school where a gunman is accused of fatally shooting 17 people helped his university heal after its own deadly campus shooting over a decade ago.

President Timothy Sands tweeted a link Friday to Virginia Tech's condolence archive , which catalogs the items it received after a gunman fatally shot 32 people in 2007. Among them is a handmade book from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida.

Sands says, "We will never forget that you helped us to heal."

With heavy hearts, the @virginia_tech community embraces the students, teachers, staff, families, and community of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. We will never forget that you helped us to heal - https://t.co/VHIyEsolPo - and we will always be here for you.

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